The Las Vegas Skyline: A Guide to the Buildings on the Strip
A guide to the landmarks that make the Las Vegas skyline: the STRAT, the Paris Eiffel Tower, the High Roller, the Luxor pyramid and sphinx, the Excalibur castle and the Welcome sign.
The Las Vegas Skyline: A Guide to the Buildings on the Strip
Quick answer: The Las Vegas skyline is built from landmarks borrowed from other cities. Its main pieces are the STRAT (1,149 feet, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the US), the half-scale Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas, the 550-foot High Roller wheel, the Luxor's glass pyramid and sphinx, the Excalibur's castle turrets, and the 1959 Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.
A skyline unlike any other
Most American skylines are a cluster of office towers in a downtown. The Las Vegas skyline is a line of resorts along one boulevard, and many of them were designed to look like somewhere else: Paris, Egypt, a medieval castle. The result is the only skyline in the country where you can see the Eiffel Tower and a pyramid from the same spot.
The landmarks
The STRAT
At 1,149 feet, the STRAT is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States and the tallest structure in Las Vegas. Its slender shaft and pod sit at the north end of the Strip and dominate the skyline from every direction.
The Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas
A half-scale replica of the original, opened in 1999 with the Paris resort. It stands across from the Bellagio fountains, and its lattice is the most detailed shape on the Strip.
The High Roller
When it opened in 2014, the 550-foot High Roller was the tallest observation wheel in the world. It is the only round shape in a skyline of verticals.
The Luxor pyramid and sphinx
A 30-story glass pyramid, opened in 1993, with a beam of light pointing straight up from its tip at night. The sphinx in front of it is one of the most photographed sculptures in the city.
The Excalibur
The castle at the south end of the Strip, opened in 1990, with colorful turreted towers that look like a storybook.
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
Designed by Betty Willis in 1959 and still standing at the south end of the Strip. It isn't a building, but no Las Vegas skyline is complete without it.
Bringing the skyline home
Our Las Vegas skyline sculpture puts these landmarks on one base: the STRAT, the Eiffel Tower, the High Roller, the pyramid and sphinx, the castle turrets, and the Welcome sign in front. Matte black with brushed gold lettering, in Medium (7.5 inches) or Large (9 inches).
FAQ
What is the tallest building in Las Vegas?
The STRAT, at 1,149 feet. It's an observation tower rather than an office building, and it's the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
Is the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas full size?
No. It's a half-scale replica, about 540 feet tall.
When was the Welcome to Las Vegas sign built?
In 1959. It was designed by Betty Willis.
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